Tag: self care

Pay attention to how you’re feeling, it will tell you what you need to know

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I think we just have to accept that there has to be a balance. We can set goals and take them in any direction we want, but we also have to accept the outcomes of our decisions. There are ripple effects to every decision we make, some may be expected or intentional, and others won’t be. There are some things we never will have control over, and those things are not as important as they seem.

https://definingyellow.com/2020/02/26/control

Cleaning house

leisure, life, plans for 2019, selfcare, taking care of yourself

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By Caitlin Kelly

It’s what I do when I’m angry, bored or stressed — and boy, does the apartment look great!

Silverplate polished, windows washed, rugs vacuumed, counters scrubbed, stove-top gleaming…

But this is also a time in my life, long overdue, of cleaning house in the rest of my life:

Ditching worn-out friendships

Time to lose people with whom I have little in common now beyond some shared history but little joy and pleasure in their company — and likely, theirs in mine. I’ve allowed too many unsatisfying relationships to masquerade as friendship. And my cancer diagnosis and treatment, inevitably, quickly thinned the herd of people I once considered friends, but who couldn’t spare a minute for a call, email, card or visit. Here’s a powerful essay on the subject from Thought Catalog.

Seeking newer, better clients for my skills

That might mean negotiating for more money or less…

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